Volleyball Game Preview: Newark Vocational Eagles vs. Union Farmers

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 1:44am

Volleyball Preview: Newark Vocational Eagles vs. Union Farmers

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Newark Vocational has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Union Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark Vocational will be strutting in after a win while Union will be coming in after a loss.

Two weeks ago, it was close, but Newark Vocational sidestepped Bard for a 2-1 victory.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Newark Vocational who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 25-18.

Meanwhile, Union came up short against Rahway on Monday and fell 2-0.

The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly three points. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22.

Newark Vocational has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5-1 record this season. As for Union, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.

Newark Vocational came up short against Union in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Newark Vocational avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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